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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

work on the statue Of John L. suIliviln
has the figure nearly completed. The body
Is that Of Sullivan localized, but the legs
are those OF the teathef weight Johnny
Murphy. Sulliyan's legs did not furnish
the artistic requirements while Murphy's
were perfect ideals.
The dead anarchists were quietly burisd
at Waleheim Cemetery near Chicago on
Sunday the 1Stbi the attendance was rath.
or light but finkgss girl and Spies widow
were there. With a shrek and a vail that
startled the crowd Mrs. Parsons W ent into q
iaint, while the proxy widow chatted al.
most continuously and showed very little
emotion.
Dakota, minnesota, Nebraska and east
and southeast. The storm extended as far
south as Northern Texas. with heavy rains
in Missouri and Arkansas. 1t Was &C
companied by very cold weather in Dako.
Ia and the Northwest Territory. the low.
est point reached being 2s below at Fort
A~ssinaboine. =
At San Francisco, orders were made Ia
the United States circuit and district
courts withdrawing the writs oil habens
corpus In the cases OF over fifty Chinese
women, and remanding them to the GUS
tody OF the steamship company to be
taken back to China. The women are
those who were detained on the gaouiid
that they we're imported for immoral pur.
poses.
The Chicago. ST. Paul & Kansas City,
which nov includes the Minnesota & North.
western. will hereafter be known as the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Kansas
City line" and all the folders and adver.
tising matter will have this name printed
on them. There will be no attempt to
change the name OF the company, but the
word "Minnsap polls" Is put on the folders
to crafty the ambition OF the residents 81
that city.
A heavy anorthsr" swept over the West
Indies on the 9th. 7th and Sth, causing
much damage. In all seventy vessels we're
wrecked. A eoasting schooner, name un.
known, capsized while making Cape Hay;
tien and thirteen OF her crew OF fifteen were
drowned. The British steamer Victa lost
eight Of her crew In same storm. Two
others were washed overheard. but were
swept back on board the vessel by anoth-
er wave. The deck was badly damaged.
The British m~an-ot- ward Wrangler arrived
at Turks Island on the 18th inst, badly
damaged by the storm.
Richard K. Fox Of New York, sent thu
following message In regard to the Smith.
Kilrain fight: 10 George w. Atkinson,
referee Kilrain- Smith fight, editor Sporting
Life. London: Fight must be finished. ii
Smith refuses / shall claim belt, worldi
championship and stakes for Kilrain,
And this cablegram was sent to his rep
resentative. William e. Harding;
Draw won't do. Men must meet to finish
II Smith refuses shall claim belt, worlds
championship and belt for Kilrain. Am
willing to bnck Jake against John L. Sulli
van after this is settled for from So, ooC
to $40, 900 and the belt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
The Railroad Commissioners and
the Northern Pacific.

The Minnesota railroad commissioners
have issued a circular to the general pub.
lie in consequence OF the refusal by the
Northern Pacific to reduce its passenger
rates to three cents a mile. The letter is
signed by Secretary Warner, and is as iol-
lows:
The Minnesota railroad commission has
issued an order reducing passenger fares
on the Northern Pacific railroad, over all
portions OF it's lines within the state, to
a maximum charge OF three cents
per mile tsays that no ticket need be sold
or ride furnished for less han five cents,
however short the distance), and notices
to that effect have been posted at the pas.
senger stations on said lines. At the time
oil making the order q similar order was
made as to the Manitoba road, and would
have been posted along its various lines
within the state had not the district court
Of Ramsey county taken the responsibility
to stay proceedings as to that company
till the 18th inst.
Our information leads us to believe that
the Northern Pacific Railroad company in
tend to ignore the order and have in
structed their ticket agents to disrega d It.
The order is nov in force, and should
more than the rate prescribed by it be ex-
acted. the commissioners suggest that any
passenger desiring to avail himself OF the
'ou"'eu rates snouiu 1euur the exact
amount oil fare to the agent mot asking
him to make change), and demand a
ticket before entering the cars. II
the ticket should not be furnished, then
that the passenger enter upon his journey
without a ticket, rendering to conductor
same moun offered the agent, and in.
forming him at the same time why he has
no ticket.
should the conductor insist upon a
higher fare the passenger can then
make his election Of paying (under
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

Cholera has heretofore been intro
duced into this country by way Q
New Orleans. and the epidemic o
1854, which creassd such ravaee,
in Pittsburgh. found its highway o
Ssath up the Mississippi and Ohio val.
] ". Recently 600 Immigrants from
the cholera-infected sections OF Italy
were landed at New Orleans from the
Italian steamer Aiesia. The claim is
made that they are all ingood health,
and that their clothing and baggage
have been thoroughly disinfectei
This may be true. but there is some
sSSng very suspicious in the fact that
those immigrants were taken to Neg
Orleans instead OF New York. It is !
very unusual thing for so large a
Der Of Immigrants to be landed al
New Orleans at one time. and in view
OF the recent severe quarantine impos.
ed at New York OF al immigrant ship
from Italy, and the stringent precau,
lions in force IN the city, the concle-
sion IS justified that the Alesia landed
her passeneers at New Orleans to avoid
The New York quarantine regulations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29


1t would seem that many members
of congress feel that their whole duty
consists in the Introduction OF bills
without the slightest idea Of their
passage Five hundred bills and more
have been already introduced in the
senate. 1t is not extravagant to es.
innate that the number OF
bills likely to be introduced in the
house at the FIRST time set apart for
the reception OF bills will be 5000.
The-e were more than $4,000 bills in.
troduced in the last congress of which
more than $4,000 failed. A very large
proportion of these 1900 bills are
to be reintroduced in tho Fiftieth con.
gress.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

Each member of the New York legis-
lature is required to take an oath,not
only to support the constitution ETC.,
but the following: "And I do further
soiemnly swear that Ihave not di-
rectly or indirectly paid, offered
or promised to pay, contributed, or
or promised to contribute any
money or other valuable thing as a
consideration or reward for the giving
or Withholding a vote at the election
at which Twas elected to said office,
and have not made any promise to
influence the giving or Withholding any
such vote" 1t is thought that not a
few will have difficulty in reconciling
the above with their practices at cleo.
ton TINS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

That wicked French playwright,
sardou. is the last i~mpetuous individ-
nal to take up the cudgels and
batter the memory of Shakespeare.
Sardou is out in a screed in which he
says that the writing o: tbs play
Hamlet" ought lot to be considered
a credit to anyone. because there are
SO mary absurdities in it. Certainly
it must be time to draw the line when
me- OF the moral and intellectual
characteristics Of sardou take it upon
themselves 70 give the Bard of Avon
q set back.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
Death Of a Congressman,

Congressman SethC. Moffatt OF Michigan
died at Providence hospital on the 22d.
He arrived here at the beginning OF the
session apparently in his usual health. A
few days afterward a boil appeared on his
chin, which soon developed into a car.
buncle. 1t was o until last Thursday
that he was confined to his bed by illness,
and it was not until Saturday that he was
known to be in a serious condition.
Mr.. Mcffatt was two terms in congress,
and was always very popular. He did not
take much part in thedebates, but was re-
garded as wise in counsel. He was a law
student under Judge Cooley in Michigan.
and was at one time speaker OF the Miehi-
gan lower house. He was born at Battle
Creek. Mich. Aug. 1G, 1851. He was a
delegate to the national Republican con-
vention in 1884. and was elected to the
~Forty.ninth and was reelected to the
Fiftieth congress- as a Republican.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
Fatal iiiness Of Ex-secretary Man
ming.

An Albany dispatch to the Herald: A
friend Of The family says that Mr.. Mannin.
lies a greater part of the time with his
eyes closed, and apparently oblivious tc
bis surroundings When aroused he ap.
pears bswildered and requires some time
to collect himself. He takes his food al
the hands OF his attendants at regular in.
teryals. Aside from such spells OF arousing,
however. his condition is one OF apathy
and indiffs renee To sum it up, despite
the statements which his family makes
when approached for information, Mr.,
Manning Is sick unto death. 1t is far from
likely that the scenes in his sick chamber
win ever 10 ms.de public; but those
who know the man can easily read
the record. Mr.. Manning, when he
realized that the worst must shortly
come, at once returned TO his family. The
Herald's statement oi his condition was
confirmed by his son, who said: 1T is
sudden, very sudden, but not unexpected
Several physicians who have been ques.
toned in reference to the case give as their
opinion that. although the end may come
suddenly. yet 1t may be Z sierred for days
or even weeks.
Washington Special.-The news as 10
the health Of ex-seeretary Manning does
not surprise those who were familiar with
his condition here after the shock Of paraI-
ysis occurred while he was in the treasury
department. Mr.. Manning's subsequent
life has shown that tho apprehensions oil
his friends here were well founded. Mr..
Manning was the victim not only Of over
work. but OF ovsrworry ard, to some ex-
tent Of political disa appointment. He was
ALWAYS regarded by the representatives
Of both parties as the strongest executive
officer OF the cabinet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

nro,est, the sum demanded, reserving
The rieht to prosecute the company io5
: violation Of the railroad law snacted
iast winter: or OF standing upon ms ieHai
rights at risk OF being elected rom ti'e sa..
raiss;on believe. pursue his common law
rsmsdy IA the courts OF damages ior the
trssnass upon his person, or institute pro-
ceedinrs for q violation OF the railrotsdaet
or both. The commission hopes to De IN
formed OF every case OF violation q the
order. The facts OF each case should oe
| fully stated in writing and verified by oatn
q. the passenger or some witness 70 tne
> ansaction
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
death Of q crea, ceoloelst.

Ferdinand vandevsre Hayden died at
his residence in Philadelphia, after an i'll.
meas which has confined him to his room
for over a year and a hall.
Prof.. Hayden vas a distinguished scien-
fist, and was widely known as a geologist.
He was born, Of Puritan descent, in West.
field, Mass. Sept. z, 1929: emigrated to
Ohio, on the Western reserve, at an early
age; was brought up on q farm and educat-
cd at the common schools. He entered
0berlin (Ohio) college when sixteen years
old and graduated in 1850. He also
studied medicine, and graduated from the
Albany (N. " medical college in 1858.
He was q member Of the National Acade-
my Of Science and Of nearly all the other
scientific societies OF America and honor.
AIRY sud corresponding member of a large
number OF scientific bodies in foreign coun-
tries. He Occupied more han twenty
years In the exploration OF the West and
has extended his Investigations over the
greater portions OF Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, New Mexico. Dakota. Montana,
Idaho and Utah. Among his publica-
tons were The Great West; It's Attrac.
tions and Resources, ! n 1880, and North
America, I" in 1883.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

to handle our own wheat by building q
fat warehouse at every station in Mime
sofa and Dakata where we have an ailf-
ancet Must havs a free market Tor our
wheat. There has been a great increase In
independent shipping in the last year.. We
must overcome the railroad-eleyatos-
grain-buyer combination by a greater one.
and that is the line on which we are work
ing. This will give us unlimited credit to
handle the grain as well as free access to
the markets OF the world.
Secretary Soderberg's report shows PA
alliances chartered since the last annual
meeting; 1876 are local, Is are county or
district. Thu organization exists in bS
counties. Pembina leading with "a. Mime
haha 15. Grant 10, Lake IL, Dickey IL,
Turner II, Brown 10. Whole number,
ass; total membership. IL, 600 One hun
dred and sixty made semi-annual reports.
He shows a great saving to farmers IN
articles bought.
SOME u RECOMMENDED.
The Farmers alliance adopted the Mime
sofa interest law excepting that it is more
rigid. Seven per cent is the legal rule. No
one shall exact over 10 and interest shall
not be compounded. Building and loan
associations are exempt from this law.
The bill adopted for taxing and assessing
railroad property provides that the assess
ment be done by auditors OF the counties
through which the roads pass. Equali-
zation OF valuation will be made by a ter.
ritorial board who shall neither raise nor
lower the aggregate. but must equalize by
raising and lowering the values OF indiyid'
ual companies. 1t is virtually the bill in
troduced in the house last winter by DR..
Stewart, and much resembles the Ohio law.
The cash receipts ofthe alliance were about
SO, 900, against 81, 200 last year. Salaries
we're fixed at 1900 for the president,
5000 for the lecturer, $500 for the secre-
tary and 500 for the treasurer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
cenerai News Notes.


F.. j. +. S%tudehaker, died at Chicago Of peri
~tonetis. He was associated with his
brother in the conduct OF the immense car
riage factory, and vas secretary Of the
company.
At West Chester, Pa, the dead body Of
ID. o. Taylor, clerk OF tho county courts,
was found in the ruins OF the Edison Elec.
trio compRny's works, the scene a OF boiler
explosion.
There was very near another. Haddoek
tragedy at Sioux City recently. Constable
Curtis attempted TO seize a jug OF whisky
and was set upon by men with pistols.
Repeated threats rave been mad against
Curtis, but he pays no attention to them
and continues to hunt for contraband
whisky. II he meets the fate OF Rev. Mr..
Haddock it viii be no surprise.
The ieud between the Adams and Cas-
well factions broke put again in Rock eou
t., KY, when, after church services, Frank
Adams was killed by one OF the Caswells.
Since then Frank Haslon, James Luns-
ford, James Townsend, Tom Jackson and
two Others, names unknown, have been
killed.
At Eau Claire, Wis, James Clark has
been sentenced to eighteen months in the
Waupun penitentiary for b~urglarizing the
Milwaukee & st. Paul passenger depot.
Indictments have been found in st. Paul
against several proprietors Of pool rooms.
Bench warrants were issued for Frank
shaw and Harry Bannigan, and they were
taken before Judge Kelly and entered
bonds OF 81, 600 each. their surities being
r.. II. Simms and \. h.: Miller. A demurer
to the indictment has been HE'D.
Deputy sheriff A. j. Blazier and assist
ant, while arresting Andrew Hohnadel. 10
miles west OF Ada, on a requisition from
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

Within the last four or five weeks
Lee. Mass, has had-forty-five cases OF
ssariet fever, many OF them fatal, and
the end is not yet. The public schools
have been closed. and the energies OF
the place set to work to discover the
cause of the epidemic. The evidence
Is that the disease is due to several
families use OF water taken from a
well located near contaminated ca
aaf
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
ExplosIons In Roohester. n. Y.

The sewers OF Rochester, N. Y, become
filed with naphtha by a leak in the pipes,
and the gas rises into mills, and halfa dozen
explosions follow zach other rapidly. The
fire rum along the sewer for hundreds OF
feet with explosions under the streets.
The aggregate losses are over $500. 600.
Four persons are killed. These are
Frederick Wilson, Edward A. Webster.
Abram Rogers and John Lee. Last named
is missing, and it is supposed was burned
TO death in the Clinton mill. Rogers was
a millwright, and was injured by falling
Young Wilson vas q partner in the Shaw
NUT mills, and was killed by afying stone.
Edward A. Webster was looking at q man
hole through which the explosions were
coming, when the explosion at the Jefferson
mill happened, hurting him into the falling
walls.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

Il would seem that the scandalous
accusations against NJ. Wilson, the
son-in-law of the late President oil
France. we're ga tempest ia a teapot"
The tribunal that has been investigat.
ing the charges has declared him in
accent. Either a great wrong has
been done to the accused and to his
iather-in-law, or there has been a lib.
eral employment OF ~whitewash. If NJ.
Wilson is innocent. the popular
esamor which forced Nj. Grevy out oil
the Presidency was idiotic.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

DR.. Charles f. Mcdonald, head oil
the Postal Money Order branch oil the
Post Office Department sc Washing
ton, claims to be the first Irish-Amer.
lean graduated from Harvard. He
has been in the Post Office Depart
ment longer than any other man. He
Is the father oil the postal money-or-
ier system employed by the United
States.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

The bill to establish a United States
postal telegraph, introduced in the
senate by Mr.. Cullom OF Illinois, pro-
videst for a very elaborate system OF
electrical communication between the
principal cities OF the country, east,
west, north and south, by means OF
trunk lines. from which branch wires
are to be extended as congress shall
isom time to timedirect, the intention
being ultimately toestablish complete
service at all points.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
instantaneous News Notes,

Hurd. Waite & Co.. ~drygoods. Brooklyn,
made an assignment. The liabilities are
reported at about S175,0 900.
The suit J. II. Goodsell against the
Western Union Telegraph company for
$5eo. 900 damages has been decided ad.
yersely to Gocdseli.
Gov. Swineiord OF Alaska Is called upon
BY a Michigan court to account for $3.50
OF the money i~ntrusted to him by the
state Ia connection with the New Orleans
exposition.
The Boston sculptor who has-hssa n
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
The Record Of oasuaItIea.

The freight steamer San Vincente, ply
ing between San Francisco aud Santa Cruz,
took FIRE oil Pigeon Point, about forty
miles south OF Golden Gate. and burned to
the waters edge. The crew consisted OF
nineteen officers.
A calamity. resulting from the falling in
Of a newly-completed five-story stone
block. known Is the Barber block, oc-
Cured at Joliet. H., causing the instant
death OF William Stage, contractor. and
John Palmer, n workman. and fatally
.woundlng Edward Potts. 0den johnson
and William Bcnlong. all Germans. Two
persons slightly injured are George John
son and Peter McCloskey, both workmen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

The business of Congress Tor the
Esst month was very light. Neither
boiy was ia session but a few days,
and an adjournment was taken until
after the New Year. when it is pre-
suned the work Of the session will be-
sin in earnest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

Railroad gross earnings during No
vember, los roads being included in
the computation, as given by the New
York Financial Chronicle, are largely
n excess OF those of the same month
N 1886. The increase is $4,000. 76o.
This exhibit is particularly encourag
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
White Reaver.s Pseudo SON.

White Beaver OF La Crosse warns the
public against n swindler now travelling
through the Northwest cIaiming to be his
son. White Beaver has nj sons and the
fellow claiming such relationship 10 q
drunken confidence man whose proper
home Is the Penitsntiarys
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

Postofices discontspusd 4
Ash, Grant county: Dnpons
county. Postmasters Comnass
cousin: Cameron, II. G
Eastman, L. w. Keep;
Wright. Fourth class Pcsl9s
pointed-Iowa: Breda. y,
consin: Almas 9. L. Reinaa1s
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

The most important modification OF the
rules adopted by the house, was that which
provides for sending private bills to the
committee without requiring them to be
read by their titles in the hearing of the
house. This win result in saving an NOR
nous quantity of good printing paper.
The house has adjourned until Jan. 4,and
only two committees-elections and rules
have been announced. The general belief
is that the new Democratic members Of
the ways and means committee will be S.
S. Cox ofNew York, Mr.. Turner OF Georgia
and Mr.. Gay OF Louisiana. Mr.. Gay is q
protectionist, at least with regard to
sugar.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29

Mr.. Barnum, OF Pennsylvania, offered
preamble and resolution ~recitiDg that it Il
currently reported that the coal operation
In the Lehigh region are nov importing. OF
are about to import 1000 Belgian MINER
to take the place OF miners now on a strik,
in that section, and requesting the treas
ury department to prevent the land
ing OF the Belgian miners, and Il
see that the law against the importation
OF labor under contract is strictly enforc
ed. Referred to committee on labor
Propositions to increase the membership
oil the committee on rule to seven, and X
provide Tor n committee on the American
isthmns were respectively introduced by
Messrs. Townsend and Baker, OF Illinois,
ind referred to the COMMITTEES on rules.
Delegate Clifford presented In the house I'll,
petition OF the late convention OF soldiers
and sailors ut Woonsocket. Oak, prayin.
for a law providing that all pensions shall
date from the beginning OF the DISABILITY
Tor which they are allowed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
Not in session.

The speaker announced the appoint
ment of the committee on rules as fol-
lows: The speaker. Randall, Mills, Reed
and Cannon. Mr.. Dibble OF South Carolina
offered g resolution referring to the com
mittee on appropriations any reports ofthe
claims, with instructions to that commit
tee to report all claims which rave been
decided favoratly to the claimants in the
general deficiency bill. The previous ques.
tion was o~rdered-yeas lea, nays "a, and
the resolution was adopted.